danielmpehla@hotmail.com Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Hi am a 39 years old qualified Gas Engineer me and my wife are planning on moving to Australia soon. I have been gathering information about transferring my skills from here to Australia and it seems impossible without an apprentice there are too many red tapes in that industry .I can still get a visa through my Mrs she is a registered nurse .The question is what will I do for work what industries are easy to get into I don't mind doing short courses your ideas would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 3 hours ago, danielmpehla@hotmail.com said: .The question is what will I do for work what industries are easy to get into I don't mind doing short courses your ideas would be greatly appreciated Which area will you be moving to? Employment vacancies/demands vary tremendously throughout Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evets Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Not sure how to respond to you, as you are falling into the ageism bracket for Australia. Since you will be looking at industries with only a short course or two and probably no work experience, will probably be hard. Lots of competition and younger staff who will be prepared to take a lower salary. Are you looking to build your new skillset on top off your previous career, or moving away to anything in the hopes of finding work? Maybe take some time to look at your own key strengths and what you can bring to a new career. Things that you enjoy, hobbies and the like and how they can be highlighted as an strength. Since you are looking at a career change, maybe spend some time with a career adviser in the UK about how to reformat your CV. The format in Australia is not really that much different. You have not mentioned what part of Australia, you are both looking to relocate too. This could help the direction you want to take, based on the job markets there. How do you feel about giving up a skilled career for possibly something that is not. If you are good with people and have that "hunter" experience(over hearing sales people in the office), maybe recruitment, sales or similar. Good luck with your decisions and your move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmpehla@hotmail.com Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Thank you for your responses we are planning on moving to Perth Western Australia as we have family in Geraldton .Sales and Marketing sounds exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 You realise that Perth is in recession at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 32 minutes ago, VERYSTORMY said: You realise that Perth is in recession at the moment? I hope people take notice of this. Forewarned is forearmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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